Jari Kurri is a legendary Finnish hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest European players to ever play in the
Jari Pekka Kurri is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1980, he played right wing for five National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, the New York Rangers, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Colorado Avalanche. Prior to his NHL career, Kurri excelled for Jokerit in the SM-liiga, and he rose from playing in the Finnish junior ice hockey team to the country's national hockey team in two years. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1980 NHL draft by the Oilers and immediately played for the team that year.